Table 5.
Association between treatment adherence and blood pressure among patients (n = 605)
| Evaluation parameters | Number | Baseline SBP (mmHg) Mean ± SD |
Baseline DBP (mmHg) Mean ± SD |
2-month SBP (mmHg) Mean ± SD |
2-month DBP (mmHg) Mean ± SD |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medication | Adherence | 54 | 122.9 ± 11.4 | 78.4 ± 8.4 | 121.2 ± 11.0 | 75.1 ± 10.8 |
| Non-adherence | 551 | 152.2 ± 21.6 | 87.8 ± 11.6 | 135.5 ± 15.7 | 80.7 ± 10.3 | |
| P = 0.000* | P = 0.000* | P = 0.000* | P = 0.000* | |||
| Cigarette smoking cessation | Adherence | 531 | 148.4 ± 22.3 | 87.0 ± 11.5 | 133.6 ± 15.3 | 80.2 ± 10.3 |
| Non-adherence | 74 | 158.1 ± 21.7 | 86.6 ± 12.4 | 138.3 ± 18.9 | 80.4 ± 11.4 | |
| P = 0.000* | P = 0.792 | P = 0.018* | P = 0.877 | |||
| Alcohol cessation | Adherence | 480 | 149.2 ± 23.2 | 87.2 ± 11.9 | 134.1 ± 15.3 | 80.6 ± 10.4 |
| Non-adherence | 125 | 150.9 ± 19.3 | 86.1 ± 12.4 | 134.4 ± 16.8 | 78.8 ± 10.5 | |
| P = 0.447 | P = 0.420 | P = 0.839 | P = 0.079 | |||
| Exercise regimen | Adherence | 144 | 145.7 ± 21.3 | 86.0 ± 10.4 | 133.4 ± 15.5 | 79.4 ± 10.2 |
| Non-adherence | 461 | 150.8 ± 22.7 | 87.2 ± 12.0 | 134.4 ± 16.0 | 80.5 ± 10.5 | |
| P = 0.016* | P = 0.280 | P = 0.506 | P = 0.277 | |||
| Dietary salt restrictions | Adherence | 161 | 147.4 ± 22.5 | 86.4 ± 11.0 | 134.7 ± 15.0 | 80.2 ± 10.8 |
| Non-adherence | 444 | 150.4 ± 22.4 | 87.2 ± 11.9 | 134.0 ± 16.2 | 80.3 ± 10. 4 | |
| P = 0.636 | P = 0.497 | P = 0.624 | P = 0.909 | |||
| Overall lifestyle modification | Adherence | 36 | 147.9 ± 21.3 | 85.2 ± 9.6 | 134.8 ± 15.5 | 81.0 ± 10.7 |
| Non-adherence | 569 | 149.7 ± 22.6 | 87.1 ± 11.8 | 134.2 ± 15.9 | 80.2 ± 10.4 | |
| P = 0.145 | P = 0.357 | P = 0.817 | P = 0.637 |
SBP Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP Diastolic Blood Pressure, SD Standard deviation, *Significance difference with student’s t-test at p < 0.05